Research Paper on:
Warfare and the Connection Between Tactics and Weapons

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In the face of an enemy who relies on both their weaponry and their tactics, war cannot be won by advanced weaponry alone. Nor can it  be won by a sole reliance on superior tactics. Indeed, there is an integral relationship between weaponry and tactics. It is a relationship which is evidenced, in fact,  time and time again in history and one which impacts both the nature and conduct of war. Some of the greatest tacticians of all time would have been solely  ineffective without a complementing weaponry. Likewise, the mere possession of advanced weaponry has proven itself inadequate in a number of military encounters. The number of historical scenarios which  can be used to illustrate this relationship is particularly impressive in regard to artillery. None, however, are more impressive than those which can be found in the Napoleonic era.  History teaches that the mechanisms of warfare have undergone an evolution which is practically lengthy as the evolution of man himself. While  many historians contend that during earlier historic times artillery was used in battle only as a support to infantry, which was considered the "queen of the battle", this was not  necessarily the case in all warfare. During the first years of this countrys history, for example, artillery was commonly considered only a support component of warfare (Hogg, 1998).  This was especially not the case in the Napoleonic era (1792-1815) where infantry dominated the battlefield. Artillery has, in fact, been a very strong component of warfare since its very  first introduction. The first time artillery was used in actual warfare was during the 1300s (Norris, 1999). The French used cannons against the English in 1450 (Burbeck, 1999).